Monument record 0218800000 - HOLMER GREEN WINDMILL

Summary

Remains of nineteenth to twentieth century windmill at Holmer Green.

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  • None recorded

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Type and Period (2)

  • (Former Type) TOWER MILL (Built 1829, 19th Century to Modern - 1829 AD to 1929 AD)
  • (Former Type) WINDMILL (19th Century to Modern - 1800 AD to 1999 AD)

Description

Dimensions - Radius 0244 cm
Plan Form - CIRCULAR
SMALL TOWER MILL NOW RUINED. BUILT 1829 OF FLINT RUBBLE, CEMENTED OVER, WORKED TILL 1916, COLLAPSED 1929. 16FT. INT. DIAMETER AT BASE TAPERED TO 9FT 6IN AT CURB. ILLUS. (B1).
NGR TO 'WINDMILL (CORN)' (B2).
4 COMMON SAILS. CAP TURNED BY CHAIN AND Y-WHEEL (B3).
1M HIGH BASE, FLINT RUBBLE, SURVIVES (B4).

Sources (4)

  • <1>SBC14634 Bibliographic reference: SMITH D.1932 ENGLISH WINDMILLS. VOL.2 PP140-141.
  • <2>SBC10123 Map: OS 1874/1883 1:10560 MAP (FIRST EDITION).
  • <3>SBC16331 Bibliographic reference: VINCE J.1976 WINDMILLS IN BUCKS AND THE CHILTERNS P21.
  • <4>SBC5287 Photograph: FIELD VISIT A.R.PIKE FEB.1978.SEE ALSO PHOTO LTM/1 18 IN BCM COLLECTIONS..

Location

Grid reference SU 89210 97400 (point)
Civil Parish LITTLE MISSENDEN, Chiltern, Buckinghamshire

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  • Event - Survey: (EBC17425)

Record last edited

Jan 31 2019 1:04PM

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